My b/f and the Army!

Somy b/fhas an appointment today to meet withan army recruiter and im not too happy about it! i want him to be here for the baby. Im not sure how long the boot camp will be and i know from my father being in the army that you go to drills now and then! but im just worried about the whole thing. He said he wants to do it to help better our soon to be family, im not knockin him for thinkin that way but it just worries me! maybe im over acting or maybe im not..is there anyone on here going thru the same thing or has already?? Is it even worth him being gone for all the more you gain from the army..i dont know!? i know its fighting for your country..but doesnt seem like a good idea when you have a baby on the way!?

it's worth it and it's a good idea with a baby on the way because it's great, guaranteed pay and free medical.

We're going through the same thing. My son is now 5 months old, and my fiance is starting the process tomorrow. To me, it's worth it, if something does happen I will feel terribly guilty. But the chances of him getting hurt are pretty slim. I say it's a good idea.

My boyfriend is going into the airforce when he gets out of school in june and our daughter will be about six months old. Its so scary to imagine that I'm going to be doing some of the parenting alone. But where we're so young and the military has so many great benefits it is worth it in a way.

Quoting Samantha Lauran:“ My boyfriend is going into the airforce when he gets out of school in june and our daughter will be about ... [snip!] ... some of the parenting alone. But where we're so young and the military has so many great benefits it is worth it in a way.”

yeah i find it good in a way, its a benefit to the family..but i always said i dont want to be a single mother, but i guess im not going to be, i just have to look at it like hes at work for a couples weeks at a time..haha! maybe thats a good thing we can break from each other! =0)..i dunno, i guess i'll see howit feels soon!! im just used to him always being here !

My husband has been in for almost 3 years now and I had my son while he was deployed to Iraq, he's now 5.5 months old and daddy is due home next month!!!! It's tough but so worth it IMO, you make some great friends, pay is pretty good once you move up in rank, and healthcare is amazing. You'll learn to deal with it as you go.

alot of people are doing the exact same thing, the benefits are so worth it. He is making a good choice, I wouldn't be mad about it, at least he is trying to do something to better your family unlike alot of guys out there that are just fucking deadbeat dads.

Quoting MAMA2BE(BBM):“ Somy b/fhas an appointment today to meet withan army recruiter and im not too happy about it! i want ... [snip!] ... army..i dont know!? i know its fighting for your country..but doesnt seem like a good idea when you have a baby on the way!?”

my dh is in the marines,and i can tell you that army basic traning is short compared to the long months that my dh was gone.the benefits are amazing,and the pay is great when you move up in rank,i think hes doing something wonderful to help advance you and your growing lil bean =) i was afraid of doing this(pregnancy)along too,but we got lucky and a few ppl in his unit got deployed and they held him back because i had just moved here,and we were starting our lil family. You make friends w/e they decide to station yall,and sometimes it seems like a giant adventure.it has its pros and cons..but i wouldnt change this lifestyle for the world =)

Quoting ericka0516:“ my dh is in the marines,and i can tell you that army basic traning is short compared to the long months ... [snip!] ... sometimes it seems like a giant adventure.it has its pros and cons..but i wouldnt change this lifestyle for the world =)”

aww well congrats to you and your family =0). So you think they are going tobe movingus around to diffrent states??? i dont wanna be move'in all over..haha! ill get home sick! ill see what they tell him. i dont mind moving but hopefully not far!

My boyfriend's Step dad is in the military and they've been stationed everywhere from Kansas, Texas, Florida, New Hampshire and now North Carolina.

Quoting MAMA2BE(BBM):“ aww well congrats to you and your family =0). So you think they are going tobe movingus around to diffrent ... [snip!] ... dont wanna be move'in all over..haha! ill get home sick! ill see what they tell him. i dont mind moving but hopefully not far! ”

ty =)
i know for us we have to be at the duty station for at least 2 yrs then we can pcs to another duty station,we are hoping to get stationed in cali next..we've been here going on 2yrs now and im ready to get outta this state.lol
i dont know if its the same for the army and their duty stations if you have to be there a minimum of 2 yrs..then have the choice to pcs somewhere else..we can stay here up to 7 yrs..but we'd rather not..we wanna be closer to family lol
and congrats to yall too!!! i know making that decision to join or not is quite a hard one..and i applaud all the service men and women. it really is an awesome adventure and we save money living on base..not to mention i loove shopping on base..no taxes and the comissary is cheap when it comes to groceries!

Quoting Samantha Lauran:“ My boyfriend's Step dad is in the military and they've been stationed everywhere from Kansas, Texas, Florida, New Hampshire and now North Carolina.”

oh my!!! thats too much move'in!

Quoting MAMA2BE(BBM):“ aww well congrats to you and your family =0). So you think they are going tobe movingus around to diffrent ... [snip!] ... dont wanna be move'in all over..haha! ill get home sick! ill see what they tell him. i dont mind moving but hopefully not far! ”

yes, you'll most likely be moving around to different states every couple of years. it's hard to adjust to but after a while it's nice getting to see so many different areas.

Quoting princess d:“ yes, you'll most likely be moving around to different states every couple of years. it's hard to adjust to but after a while it's nice getting to see so many different areas.”

it is nice to get to see many diff things..we are on the east coast..ive seen myrtle beach,atlantic beach,we are living 10 mins from where Nicolas Sparks lives,and from where Pepsi was founded,near Fort Macon(another beautiful beach) and only 4 hrs from Norfolk,VA and i loove being able to if we want on weekends to just pack up and go for a short mini vacation to VA..and we are only 8 hrs from where my older brother lives.
i love getting to move around and see diff things/places.

Quoting MAMA2BE(BBM):“ oh my!!! thats too much move'in!”

normally its a few years in between moves, I know a guy that joined in 06 and he just changed stations from Texas to Hawaii